A literature review on wake dissipation length of hydrokinetic turbines as a guide for turbine array configuration

VG Nago, IFS dos Santos, MJ Gbedjinou… - Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the main hydrodynamic phenomena in hydrokinetic turbine operation is the formation
of a spiral movement after the flow passes through the rotor, which is known as the wake …

A review of commercial numerical modelling approaches for axial hydrokinetic turbine wake analysis in channel flow

CM Niebuhr, S Schmidt, M Van Dijk, L Smith… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics is employed for detailed prediction of the hydrokinetic turbine
performance and wake modelling. Of these, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) …

Soil physical properties and soil organic carbon content in northeast Brazil: long-term tillage systems effects

FCC Oliveira, GWD Ferreira, JLS Souza… - Scientia …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Concerns about the negative effects of agriculture on soil physical quality and soil organic
carbon (SOC) pools have spurred on the adoption of conservation tillage systems in tropical …

Energy potential and economic analysis of hydrokinetic turbines implementation in rivers: An approach using numerical predictions (CFD) and experimental data

IFS dos Santos, RGR Camacho, GL Tiago Filho… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the main challenges for river-based hydrokinetic power plant development is the
difficulty in estimating system energy potential and economic viability. The present study …

A review on computational fluid dynamics modeling and simulation of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines

S Laín, LT Contreras, O López - Journal of the Brazilian Society of …, 2019 - Springer
Hydrokinetic energy conversion devices provide the facility to capture energy from water
flow without the need of large dams, impoundments, channels or deviation of the water as in …

Wake characteristics in high solidity horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines: A comparative study between experimental techniques and numerical simulations

MM Macías, RCF Mendes, M Pereira, I Dobrev… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2024 - Springer
Hydrokinetic turbines utilizing renewable energy from water streams, such as tidal or river
currents, offer a sustainable solution for electricity generation in remote coastal or fluvial …

Study of the wake characteristics and turbines configuration of a hydrokinetic farm in an Amazonian river using experimental data and CFD tools

IFS dos Santos, RGR Camacho… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrokinetic energy generation is a renewable source that captures kinetic energy from river
or tidal currents. Little physical construction is required, and environmental impacts are …

Modeling and assessing the potential of the Boqueirão channel for tidal exploration

DLS Cosme, RB Veras, RGR Camacho, OR Saavedra… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploring the energy potential of the oceans is a promising alternative to produce clean
energy with a reduced environmental impact. Brazil has a significant tidal potential …

Numerical investigation of the performance, hydrodynamics, and free-surface effects in unsteady flow of a horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine

A Benavides-Morán, L Rodríguez-Jaime, S Laín - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the flow around a
horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine (HAHT) found in the literature. The volume of fluid (VOF) …

Development of a hydrokinetic turbine backwater prediction model for inland flow through validated CFD models

CM Niebuhr, C Hill, M Van Dijk, L Smith - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrokinetic turbine deployment in inland water reticulation systems such as irrigation
canals has potential for future renewable energy development. Although research and …